Symantec research shows users to be twice as likely to encounter threats through email as any other infection vector, and the spam rate declines slightly [...]
November 10, 2017
Latest Intelligence for October 2017
Latest Intelligence for September 2017
September saw Symantec uncover new activity by the Dragonfly group, and the start of several new Locky spam campaigns. Read More
October 6, 2017
Users encounter threats through email twice as often as other infection vectors
The latest ISTR special report, Email Threats 2017, casts a light on a threat landscape where attackers are actively spreading malicious threats, BEC [...]
October 4, 2017
Latest Intelligence for August 2017
August saw increases in the malware and spam rates, and new phishing warnings from the IRS Read More
September 8, 2017
Latest Intelligence for July 2017
Email malware rate continues to increase and WannaCry, Petya inspire other threats to add self-spreading components. Read More
August 4, 2017
Latest Intelligence for June 2017
A rise in instances of a particular bitcoin mining malware for Macs, the chaos causing Petya outbreak, and an increase in phishing emails for the third [...]
July 11, 2017
Latest Intelligence for May 2017
The WannaCry outbreak dominated the news cycle, while the phishing rate reached a high for 2017. Read More
June 13, 2017
Latest Intelligence for April 2017
Number of web attacks blocked by Symantec rises to more than 1 million per day and Longhorn cyber espionage group linked to malware detailed in Vault 7 [...]
May 10, 2017
Latest Intelligence for March 2017
Number of blocked web attacks increases to highest level since July 2016 and Necurs botnet returns with new spam campaigns. Read More
April 14, 2017
Necurs: Mass mailing botnet returns with new wave of spam campaigns
Unexplained three-month absence resulted in a seven-fold decrease in rate of emails containing malware. Read More
March 28, 2017
Personalized spam campaign targets Germany
A new spam campaign targeting German users uses victims’ real details and installs banking malware on compromised computers. Read More
March 20, 2017
Spam campaign targets financial institutions with fake security software
Emails claim to be from HSBC and ask recipients to install fake Rapport security software. Read More
March 13, 2017
Personalized spam campaign targets Germany with password-stealing malware
The highly-specific spammers using breached personal information are at it againRead More
February 27, 2017
Latest Intelligence for October 2016
Number of new malware variants rises to over 96 million and global spam hits highest rate in nearly a year. Read More
November 10, 2016
Malware and spam groups exploit US election fever
As the presidential election draws near, the level of malware and spam activity attempting to capitalize on interest in the campaigns of Donald Trump and [...]
October 19, 2016
Beware of the student loan forgiveness scam spam
Trojan.Ascesso has been observed trying to send out thousands of student loan forgiveness scam emails. Read More
October 13, 2016
Surge of email attacks using malicious WSF attachments
Ransomware attack groups among the most frequent users of new tactic. Read More
October 13, 2016
Non-existent video involving Hillary Clinton and ISIS leader used as bait in malicious spam
Malicious attachment contains Adwind cross-platform remote access Trojan. Read More
August 17, 2016
Instagram accounts hacked, altered to promote adult dating spam
Scammers are hacking Instagram accounts and altering profiles with sexually suggestive imagery to lure users to adult dating and porn spam. Read More
August 10, 2016
Tinder safe dating spam uses safety to scam users out of money
Scammers drive users to fake verification site that signs them up to adult webcam and erotic video websites. Read More
July 21, 2016
Malicious macros arrive in phishing emails, steal banking information
Malicious macros made a comeback in 2015 to deliver malware. Now we’re seeing phishing emails use macros in Excel attachments to steal sensitive [...]
July 18, 2016
Latest Intelligence for June 2016
Our latest intelligence reveals nearly a 30 percentage point drop in web attacks using Angler and a 20 percentage point increase in Manual Sharing social [...]
July 7, 2016
Latest Intelligence for May 2016
Our latest intelligence reveals Angler responsible for over 51 percent of exploit kit attacks, and one email in every 134 is now malicious. Read More
June 9, 2016
Brazilian companies receive more than 40,000 spam emails in infostealer campaign
Spam campaign targets Portuguese-speaking firms in Brazil and other regions to deliver malware and steal sensitive data.Read More
February 4, 2016
Business email compromise campaigns continue targeting C-level employees despite warnings
So-called “whaling” scams attempt to trick high-ranking financial employees into making large wire transfer payments.Read More
February 2, 2016
Terror-alert spam targets the Middle East, Canada to spread malware
Cybercriminals spoof law enforcement officials in Dubai, Bahrain, Turkey, and Canada to send terror-alert spear-phishing emails containing [...]
February 2, 2016
Japanese corporations targeted with active malware spam campaign
Fake emails posing as order confirmations from local Japanese suppliers of printers and components are spreading Infostealer.Shifu. Be aware and be [...]
February 2, 2016
Scammers quick to capitalize on Ashley Madison breach
Symantec telemetry shows surge in spam messages mentioning Ashley Madison megabreach.Read More
February 2, 2016
Australians beware: Scammers are impersonating the Australian Taxation Office
Australian tax payers are receiving malicious emails that infect computers with Downloader.Upatre and Infostealer.Dyre. Read More
February 2, 2016